decal

noun

de·​cal ˈdē-ˌkal  di-ˈkal 

Canadian usually

ˈde-kəl 

: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper

Examples of decal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This particular example is one of 125 believed to have been built and, like the rest of the run, is finished in Alpine White with M flag decals on the front and rear. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026

Dress up a bubblegum pink nail with gothic cross decals to give your spring nails some edge. —Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026

Our weeklong tester in Florida included upgrades such as the TRD-Rally package, which flexed 18-inch TRD wheels with all-terrain tires, tri-color decals, Bilstein off-road shocks. —Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026

Our weeklong tester in Florida included upgrades such as the TRD-Rally package, which flexed 18-inch TRD wheels with all-terrain tires, tri-color decals, Bilstein off-road shocks. —Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for decalcomania

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for decal

• freckle
• meckel
• shekel
• speckle
• thecal

Kids Definition

decal

noun

de·​cal ˈdē-ˌkal  di-ˈkal 

ˈdek-əl

: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper

Etymology

a shortened form of earlier decalcomania "the art of transferring pictures," from French décalcomanie (same meaning), from décalquer "to copy by tracing" and manie "mania, craze"